2007–08 Maltese Second Division

Maltese Second Division
Season 2007–08
Champions San Gwann
Promoted San Gwann
Rabat Ajax
Relegated Zurrieq
Sirens
Goals scored 353
Average goals/game 2.67
Top goalscorer Kurt Coleiro (17)
← 2006–07
2008–09 →

The Maltese Second Division 2007–08 (known as BOV Second Division 2007-08 due to sponsorship reasons) started on 21 September 2007 and ended on 18 May 2008. San Gwann and Naxxar Lions were relegated from Maltese First Division 2006-07.The promoted teams from Maltese Third Division 2006-07 were Mgarr United, Sirens and Zurrieq.The league was won by San Gwann.They finished on 47 points,level with Balzan Youths and Rabat Ajax.They were declared champions for their superior goal difference.Balzan Youths and Rabat Ajax had to play a promotion play-off for the team to get promoted.The play-off was won 3-0 by Rabat Ajax.At the other end Sirens and Zurrieq were relegated while Mgarr United had to play the relegation-playoffs with4 teams from the Third Division. Zurrieq were relegated because they had a 5 point deduction by the Malta Football Association. They had three points deducted after failing to present the signed balance sheet.Zurrieq had another two points deducted after being found guilty of casing the incidents which led the BOV Second Division match against Luxol on April 27 to be abandoned.Referee Chris Francalanza abandoned the match on 69 minutes after he was hit by a Zurrieq player.If they were deducted no points it would have been Mgarr United relegated.Mgarr managed to win the relegation-playoffs and secure their Second Division status for the very first time.

Participating teams

The Maltese Second Division 2007–08 was made up of these teams:

Changes from previous season

2007-08 standings

As of 18 May 2008

P Team Pld W D L F A GD Pts
1 San Gwann (C) 22 14 5 3 45 22 +23 47
2 Balzan Youths 22 15 2 5 55 25 +30 47
3 Rabat Ajax 22 14 5 3 36 11 +25 47
4 Melita 22 13 3 6 43 23 +20 42
5 Birzebbuga St.Peters 22 11 2 9 36 36 0 35
6 Lija Atletic 22 8 4 10 25 29 −4 28
7 Santa Venera Lightning 22 8 4 10 28 39 −11 28
8 St. Andrews 22 7 5 10 20 26 −6 26
9 Naxxar Lions 22 7 2 13 17 31 −14 23
10 Mgarr United (RP) 22 5 6 11 23 37 −14 21
11 Zurrieq (R) 22 5 7 10 26 31 −5 17[1]
12 Sirens (R) 22 1 3 18 11 55 −44 6

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
C = Champions; R = Relegated; RP = Relegation playoffs

Champions and promotion to Maltese First Division 2008-09
Promotion playoff.Winner promoted
Relegation-Promotion playoffs
Relegation to Maltese Third Division 2008-09

Promotion Play-Off

Promotion Play off
Team #1 Result Team #2
Rabat 3-0 Balzan

Relegation-Promotion Play-Off

Participating
Club
 Position
Attard2nd in 3rd Division Section A
Gharghur3rd in 3rd Division Section B
Gzira United2nd in 3rd Division Section B
Mgarr United10th in Maltese Second Division 2007–08
Xghajra Tornadoes3rd in 3rd Division Section A
Quarter Final
Team #1 Result Team #2
Xghajra 1-0 Gharghur
Semi Finals
Team #1 Result Team #2
Mgarr 1-0(aet) Xghajra
Attard 4-3(pens.) Gzira
Final
Team #1 Result Team #2
Mgarr 1-0 Attard

Top scorers

Goals Player Team
17
 Malta Kurt Coleiro Balzan
12
 Malta Ronnie Celeste Birzebbuga
Malta Johann Zammit Birzebbuga
11
 Malta Godfrey Chetcuti Zurrieq
10
 Malta Matthew Borg II Melita
Malta Chris Abela Mgarr
Malta Adam Smeir Rabat

2007/2008 Results

To read this table, the home team is listed in the left-hand column.

Balzan Birzebbuga Lija Melita Mgarr Naxxar Rabat S.Gwann Sirens St.Andrews S.Venera Zurrieq
Balzan 2-1 4-2 3-2 4-1 7-0 0-0 1-3 4-0 0-1 5-0 0-3
Birzebbuga 0-4 4-2 2-3 2-0 3-1 0-2 2-2 2-1 4-1 0-1 4-2
Lija 0-2 0-1 3-2 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-1 4-0 1-0 0-2 3-1
Melita 3-1 1-2 2-0 5-0 1-0 0-0 2-1 5-0 1-0 4-1 0-1
Mgarr 1-2 3-1 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-4 2-2 3-0 0-0 1-2 1-0
Naxxar 2-2 1-0 0-1 0-1 2-1 0-2 1-3 1-0 1-3 0-1 1-0
Rabat 0-1 5-1 1-1 2-1 3-1 2-0 0-1 3-0 1-2 2-0 2-0
S.Gwann 1-0 3-4 4-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 4-1 1-1 2-1
Sirens 1-5 0-1 0-2 1-3 0-0 0-5 0-1 1-4 1-2 2-1 0-1
St.Andrews 1-0 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-1 1-2 3-1[2]
S.Venera 1-3 0-1 1-3 2-4 3-4 1-0 1-1 2-4 2-1 3-1 1-1
Zurrieq 2-3 1-1 0-0 2-2 2-2 1-0 1-2 1-2 4-1 1-1 0-0

Notes

  1. ↑ Zurrieq were deducted 5 points.They had three points deducted after failing to present the signed balance sheet.Zurrieq had another two points deducted after being found guilty of casing the incidents which led the BOV Second Division match against Luxol on April 27th to be abandoned.Referee Chris Francalanza abandoned the match on 69 minutes after he was hit by a Zurrieq player.
  2. ↑ Match abandoned on 69 minutes